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单词 sum-up
释义

sum-up

or sum·up

[ suhm-uhp ]
/ ˈsʌmˌʌp /

noun

the act or result of summing up; summary.

Origin of sum-up

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase sum up

Words nearby sum-up

sumptuary law, sumptuous, Sumter, Sumter, Fort, sum total, sum-up, Sumy, sun, sun-and-planet gear, sun animalcule, sunback
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Example sentences from the Web for sum-up

  • No and yes, is not that the sum-up of all religious, political, or literary dissertations?

    The Magic Skin|Honore de Balzac
  • In her absence, Mrs. Bindle proceeded to sum-up her character from the evidence that her home contained.

    Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for sum-up

sum up

verb (adverb)

to summarize (feelings, the main points of an argument, etc)the judge began to sum up
(tr) to form a quick opinion ofI summed him up in five minutes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sum-up

sum up

Present the substance of, summarize, as in They always sum up the important news in a couple of minutes, or That expletive sums up my feelings about the matter. [Early 1600s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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